Surface hardening of steels : understanding the basics

Annotation A practical selection guide to help engineers and technicians choose the mot efficient surface hardening techniques that offer consistent and repeatable results. Emphasis is placed on characteristics such as processing temperature, case/coating thickness, bond strength, and hardness level...

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Other Authors Davis, J. R.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Materials Park, OH : ASM International, ©2002.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781615032501
1615032509
9781680159530
1680159534
9780871707642
0871707640
Physical Description1 online resource (viii, 364 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Process selection guide
  • Gas carburizing
  • Vacuum and plasma carburizing
  • Pack and liquid carburizing
  • Carbonitriding
  • Nitriding
  • Nitrocarburizing
  • Boriding
  • Thermal diffusion process
  • Surface hardening by applied energy
  • Surface hardening by coating or surface modification
  • Iron-carbon phase diagram
  • Austenitizing temperatures for steels
  • Hardness conversion tables.